A Medicean Itinerary:

History of the Medici through the Uffizi’s Masterpieces

The Uffizi Gallery is a creation of the Medici family: we owe the construction of the building to Cosimo I in 1560, the creation of the museum to his son Francesco I in 1581 and to the last of the Medici, Anna Maria Luisa, the eternal inheritance of its contents to the Florentine state in 1737. As is to be expected, the display of the works of art within have seen many changes through time, but it is still possible to go back and learn about the family through the extraordinary works of art they commissioned, loved and collected.

Details:

The museum itinerary should take about 2 hours to complete.

The itinerary and the works of art visited serve to recount history and is not meant as a critical analysis of the works examined.

The works of art to visit:

on the second floor:

entrance: Empoli, The Wedding of Caterina de’ Medici and The Wedding of Maria de’ Medici

The entire itinerary is only in Italian at the moment – stay tuned and we’ll publish the translation soon!

About our site

This website is a guide written by a team of locals that love Florence and Art! Read more about us here.We are not the official site nor do we have a direct connection to the Uffizi Gallery museum.Tickets and Tours are sold through third-party travel agencies.